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BBC Proms 2002

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

From the Royal Albert Hall in London.
In the second of their Proms, this exciting American orchestra opens with Shostakovich's single-movement oratorio-symphony - a paean to the Russian October Revolution. This is followed after the interval by Beethoven's great choral ode to brotherhood and joy. Presented by Stephanie Hughes.

Melanie Diener (soprano), Paula Rasmussen (mezzo), Robert Gambill (tenor), Eike Wilm Schulte (bass), BBC Symphony Chorus,
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

Shostakovich Symphony No 2 (October)
7.55 Twenty Minutes: Beethoven Mania
Piers Burton-Page visits Gustav Klimt's controversial homage to Beethoven which was first housed in the Vienna Secession building 100 years ago.
8.15 Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)

(Repeated Thursday 2pm)

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephanie Hughes
Presenter (Twenty Minutes):
Piers Burton-Page
Soprano:
Melanie Diener
Mezzo:
Paula Rasmussen
Tenor:
Robert Gambill
Bass:
Eike Wilm Schulte
Singers:
BBC Symphony Chorus
Musicians:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Source: Radio Times

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